Visiting Volcano National Park I’m a firm believer that travel is the best education. When our family travels, we often combine daddy’s business trips with our pleasure, and always with learning. Little did I know when we ventured to Hawaii for sun, surf, submarines, Pearl Harbor, fun and volcanoes that we would learn so much […]

A while back, I had the privilege to Visit Pearl Harbor with the kids. As a homeschooling family, anything we can do to bring history to life is high on our priority list. We often are blessed to travel with dad on business, and this experience led us to Hawaii. Yes, You Can and Should […]

Grateful to our contributor, Bobi Ryan, for this post. How Deep is the Grand Canyon? I don’t know everything!……Wow, that is difficult to admit. Especially since I am a parent of a teenager. I do know that after our trip to the Grand Canyon, I have a new, undoubtable belief in creationism. Remarkably, I assumed […]

Since I was a little girl, I’ve envisioned visiting Mount Rushmore. Now that I’m a mom, my husband Luis and I have made it a point to include travel as part of our children’s home school (world school) education. In planning our summer travels to the Speed Cubing National competition this summer in support of […]

Like most little boys, my son became obsessed with trains from a very young age. It never mattered if it was Thomas the Tank Engine or the D.C. Metro, if the opportunity to ride one presented, the begging commenced immediately. One of the first picture books he remembers is The Polar Express. The Christmas he […]

This is Day #19 in our fabulous Travel is… series! When I think about traveling somewhere, I don’t just think about the fun I will have there. I also think about what I will take home with me — not souvenirs, but rather, what I will learn from the experience. Travel is about getting […]

10 Tips for Visiting National Parks with your Family If you’re like me, adventure is always on the mind, and you’d much rather be out in nature than studying it in a textbook. That’s part of the amazing freedom in homeschool, right? On our first national parks travel (Zion) with our son Makani, he was only […]